Information regarding upcoming meeting
NOTE: For last meeting and minutes, see here: https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T185806.
When: 20th July, 2018
Time: 4pm - 5:30pm UTC
Where: #wikimedia-dev-africa on Freenode
Hosts: @rosalieper, @D3r1ck01
Meeting Agenda
- Welcoming note
- AWMD current statistics
- AWMD new commers
- Making members of the comunity aware of our objectives and aim
- Questions from participants
- Remarks and end
Meeting Logs
| 1 | 2018-07-20 15:30:46 <r054l13_> hello here |
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| 2 | 2018-07-20 15:52:44 ** mahveotm_ joined channel |
| 3 | 2018-07-20 15:53:32 ** mahveotm joined channel |
| 4 | 2018-07-20 15:56:20 <r054l13_> hello mahveotm |
| 5 | 2018-07-20 15:57:31 <mahveotm> Hi Rosaline, evening! |
| 6 | 2018-07-20 15:57:45 <r054l13_> evening how are you? |
| 7 | 2018-07-20 15:58:51 <r054l13_> evening!* |
| 8 | 2018-07-20 15:59:00 <mahveotm> I'm doing very well, thank you! and you? |
| 9 | 2018-07-20 16:05:59 <r054l13_> I am good thank you |
| 10 | 2018-07-20 16:06:11 <r054l13_> The meeting should be starting |
| 11 | 2018-07-20 16:06:38 <r054l13_> seems it's just me and mahveotm here today? |
| 12 | 2018-07-20 16:07:36 <r054l13_> will it mean that all the other AWMD member went to cape town for Wikimania? |
| 13 | 2018-07-20 16:08:05 <r054l13_> mahveotm: Please could you just introduce your self a little? |
| 14 | 2018-07-20 16:08:12 <mahveotm> Yep, I do think so, although Derrick told me he ain't at Wikimania. |
| 15 | 2018-07-20 16:08:25 <mahveotm> Oops, was just about doing that! Grrh! |
| 16 | 2018-07-20 16:08:34 <r054l13_> :) |
| 17 | 2018-07-20 16:12:19 <mahveotm> I've been getting mails from you already. |
| 18 | 2018-07-20 16:12:19 <mahveotm> Ok, I'm mahveotm from Nigeria, I've been an editor on the English Wikipedia since 2015. I recently got acquainted with AWMD couple of months ago when the came to Lagos (actually the event was held at my school). I have somewhat advance knowledge of Python and getting around PHP. As regards MediaWiki, i'm still trying to get myself acquainted with the environment. And you might not need to introduce yourself, |
| 19 | 2018-07-20 16:12:36 <mahveotm> Apologies for my long essay,didn't have the time to shorten it |
| 20 | 2018-07-20 16:17:09 <r054l13_> :) |
| 21 | 2018-07-20 16:17:14 <r054l13_> it is ok :D |
| 22 | 2018-07-20 16:17:59 <r054l13_> mahveotm: I am glad you are here today |
| 23 | 2018-07-20 16:18:43 <mahveotm> Thanks, I feel welcomed! |
| 24 | 2018-07-20 16:24:59 <r054l13_> hmm do you have any task you are currently working on? |
| 25 | 2018-07-20 16:25:28 <r054l13_> I could dedicate this meeting to helping you solve it as we are just two of us |
| 26 | 2018-07-20 16:25:42 <r054l13_> mahveotm: the say two heads are better than one :D |
| 27 | 2018-07-20 16:27:44 <mahveotm> Thank you so much for offering to. |
| 28 | 2018-07-20 16:28:28 <r054l13_> mahveotm: welcome, so do you have one or I should link you to a few so you choose |
| 29 | 2018-07-20 16:28:40 <r054l13_> I mean a bug /Task |
| 30 | 2018-07-20 16:29:27 <mahveotm> no i don't have any in mind right now, please do. |
| 31 | 2018-07-20 16:29:54 <r054l13_> ok cool |
| 32 | 2018-07-20 16:30:46 <r054l13_> https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/project/board/2858/ |
| 33 | 2018-07-20 16:30:54 ** bam___ joined channel |
| 34 | 2018-07-20 16:31:10 <bam___> Hi |
| 35 | 2018-07-20 16:31:10 <r054l13_> check under featured tasks |
| 36 | 2018-07-20 16:31:22 <r054l13_> Hi bam___ welcome :D |
| 37 | 2018-07-20 16:31:31 <bam___> Thank you |
| 38 | 2018-07-20 16:31:32 <r054l13_> have been missing you |
| 39 | 2018-07-20 16:31:50 <mahveotm> Hi, welcome! |
| 40 | 2018-07-20 16:31:51 <bam___> no body could answer me via email |
| 41 | 2018-07-20 16:31:51 <r054l13_> mahveotm: |
| 42 | 2018-07-20 16:32:06 <bam___> thank you! |
| 43 | 2018-07-20 16:32:10 <r054l13_> mahveotm: have you seen the tasks? |
| 44 | 2018-07-20 16:32:23 <mahveotm> @rose, currently perusing. |
| 45 | 2018-07-20 16:32:25 <r054l13_> bam___: oh sorry did not see the mail. going to check .. |
| 46 | 2018-07-20 16:32:31 <r054l13_> mahveotm: great |
| 47 | 2018-07-20 16:32:38 <bam___> can you tell me about what you talk |
| 48 | 2018-07-20 16:32:43 <bam___> talking of |
| 49 | 2018-07-20 16:33:32 <r054l13_> we are trying to find a task to work on |
| 50 | 2018-07-20 16:33:38 <r054l13_> https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/project/board/2858/ |
| 51 | 2018-07-20 16:33:49 <r054l13_> under featured tasks |
| 52 | 2018-07-20 16:34:05 <r054l13_> so mahveotm can get use to the mediawiki environment |
| 53 | 2018-07-20 16:35:11 <mahveotm> i think i'd like to work on this https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T154891 |
| 54 | 2018-07-20 16:37:13 <r054l13_> bam___: Do you have a task at hand as well? if not you can join us in the search and start working on one :D |
| 55 | 2018-07-20 16:37:33 <bam___> ok |
| 56 | 2018-07-20 16:37:42 <bam___> I'd like to join |
| 57 | 2018-07-20 16:39:24 <r054l13_> sorry had some connection issues |
| 58 | 2018-07-20 16:39:27 <r054l13_> but am back |
| 59 | 2018-07-20 16:39:38 <r054l13_> mahveotm: ok, looking at it |
| 60 | 2018-07-20 16:41:53 <bam___> can we plan how to start working on it? |
| 61 | 2018-07-20 16:42:05 <bam___> is d3r1ck there? |
| 62 | 2018-07-20 16:42:32 <r054l13_> mahveotm: I see Derick had submited a patch related to that but the task is not yet completed so you can go for it |
| 63 | 2018-07-20 16:42:49 <r054l13_> bam___: yes that's what we will do |
| 64 | 2018-07-20 16:43:06 <mahveotm> ok, i'm still trying to study what is required though. |
| 65 | 2018-07-20 16:43:20 <r054l13_> bam___: d3r1ck is not available online now |
| 66 | 2018-07-20 16:43:58 <bam___> ok |
| 67 | 2018-07-20 16:44:29 <r054l13_> mahveotm: ok, I am sure d3r1ck will be more than happy to make things clearer for you. However, you can ask your questions directly on the page |
| 68 | 2018-07-20 16:44:34 <r054l13_> in comment |
| 69 | 2018-07-20 16:45:55 <r054l13_> mahveotm: I guess you have mediawiki installed locally on your machine? |
| 70 | 2018-07-20 16:46:01 <mahveotm> ok, would do just that. And apologies if i'm spending more than than normal. My first time working collaboratively. |
| 71 | 2018-07-20 16:46:34 <r054l13_> mahveotm: don't worry you are doing great. :) |
| 72 | 2018-07-20 16:47:00 <mahveotm> yes, I do! |
| 73 | 2018-07-20 16:47:24 <r054l13_> ok cool |
| 74 | 2018-07-20 16:47:37 <r054l13_> bam___: Have you selected something? |
| 75 | 2018-07-20 16:47:57 <r054l13_> mahveotm: let me check on something and get back to you |
| 76 | 2018-07-20 16:49:07 <r054l13_> mahveotm: 1)You will have to clone WikiEditor extension into you mediawiki/extension directory |
| 77 | 2018-07-20 16:49:14 <r054l13_> and configure the extension |
| 78 | 2018-07-20 16:49:48 <bam___> as I dont have to much time |
| 79 | 2018-07-20 16:50:05 <bam___> i prefere to work on in going task |
| 80 | 2018-07-20 16:50:22 <bam___> I got so manythings nowaday |
| 81 | 2018-07-20 16:50:33 <r054l13_> I will just give you steps to set up and then we move on with the meeting so that after the meeting you can work on it and if you face any problem you can always contact any of us here |
| 82 | 2018-07-20 16:51:13 <r054l13_> bam___: we all busy :). But it ok find something nice to work on. what ever it is :D |
| 83 | 2018-07-20 16:51:20 <mahveotm> ok, that would be cool! |
| 84 | 2018-07-20 16:51:47 <r054l13_> mahveotm: 1)You will have to clone WikiEditor extension into you mediawiki/extension directory |
| 85 | 2018-07-20 16:52:01 <r054l13_> 2) Configure |
| 86 | 2018-07-20 16:53:06 <r054l13_> a link to how to install and configure the extension : https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:WikiEditor |
| 87 | 2018-07-20 16:53:29 <r054l13_> 3) try to reproduce the bug |
| 88 | 2018-07-20 16:53:40 <r054l13_> 4) study how the extension works |
| 89 | 2018-07-20 16:53:51 <r054l13_> 5) go in solving the stuff :) |
| 90 | 2018-07-20 16:54:45 ** bam___ has quit: Ping timeout: 252 seconds |
| 91 | 2018-07-20 16:55:22 <r054l13_> in all those steps If you face any problem or have difficulties, you can send an email on the mailing list with the qustion, you can say hello here with the question or mention you worry on the phabricator task |
| 92 | 2018-07-20 16:55:34 <r054l13_> mahveotm: hope that wil help you get started |
| 93 | 2018-07-20 16:55:45 <r054l13_> oops bam left |
| 94 | 2018-07-20 16:56:25 <mahveotm> yes, tankee! |
| 95 | 2018-07-20 17:11:46 <r054l13_> so with that I can close the meeting and see you around here more often mahveotm |
| 96 | 2018-07-20 17:12:16 <r054l13_> since attendance today was very small I will push agenda to next meeting |
| 97 | 2018-07-20 17:12:24 <r054l13_> mahveotm: bye :D |
| 98 | 2018-07-20 17:12:47 <r054l13_> mahveotm: happy hacking on mediawiki |